Bandage



July 3, 1934. L. M. ROSENBLUM BANDAGE Filed Aug. 15. 1931 Patented July3, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates in general, to bandages and particularly tobandages for the neck, throat or ears.

In the treatment of mumps or other glandular 5 ailments of the throatand ears, a great deal of difflculty is usually experienced in properlybandaging the patient to obtain effective results, to say nothing of hiscomfort while the bandage is retained in its proper position. Veryfrequently these bandages shift from their proper position or elsebecome entirely removed from the seat of ailment, especially while thepatient is in a reclining or sleeping position. Then, too, when it isdesired to use a hot water bottle or an ice l5 bag, or various packs fortreating certain ailments, it is extremely difficult to localize thismedium for obtaining the required results without-inconveniencing thepatient. When the usual bandage slips or becomes displaced from itsaffected portion, as for example, while the patient is asleep, he may becaused to suffer serious results due to the setting in of complications.

In an effort to overcome the above and other objectionable features inthe usual methods of bandaging the neck or ears of a patient, theinvention may be said to contemplate the provision of an extremelysimple and highly effective bandage which may be readily applied to theaffected region of the patient, worn without the least discomfort,without fear of its accidental removal or partial displacement, andwhich may be easily removed in the minimum amount of time when desired.

Throughout the specification and claim, the 3 use of the termmedicaments is to be interpreted to mean any kind of dressing, medicine,poultice, pack, liquid or solid that may be used for the treatment ofsickness.

In the drawing, in which the same reference characters refer to the sameparts throughout, preferred embodiments of my invention are illustrated.

Figure 1 is a view in perspective, illustrating one of a number ofapplications in which my improved bandage may be applied to a patient;

Figure 2 is a face view thereof, illustrating it in its flattenedposition;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 33 of Figure 2, shown onan enlarged scale;

Figure 4 is a similar view, but illustrating another form of myinvention;

Figure 5 is a somewhat diagrammatic showing or development of the blankemployed in the form of my invention shown in Figure 4; and

Figure 6 is a view in perspective partially broken away, illustrating asomewhat different embodiment of my invention.

My invention in the forms or embodiments shown in the drawing andbriefly described, comprises a bandage having a body portion 10, of 00suflicient length to encircle the neck of a patient and provided withone or more upwardly extending rounded ends, shown as at 11, integrallyformed with the body portion 10, pockets 12, and means 13, located atthe extreme ends of the 66 body portion 10, for securely tying orfastening the bandage in its proper position.

Referring to the embodiment of my invention illustrated in Figures 1, 2and 3, it will be noted that I employ a filler 14, which may be formed70 of burkram or the like, for the purpose of retaining the bandage inits proper position, at the same time affording it the desired amount offlexibility. This buckram filler 14, is preferably formed in thesubstantial shape as the outline of the bandage 10, and is adapted to becovered by a flannel or the like, and preferably stitched along themarginal edges thereof, for preventing its accidental displacement withrespect to the filler 14, as for example, during its use or during 30its washing or cleaning operation. Y

Although each side of my improved bandage may be effectually usedadjacent the face or neck of the patient, depending upon the ailment ortreatment, I will, for the convenience of descrip- 35 tion, term sheet15, as the inner covering and the similarly formed sheet or strip 16, asthe outer covering.

In the embodiment of my invention above referred to, I may form thecovering for the pockets on with a sheet of similar material, shown as17, which may be opened back upon itself along its upper edge andstitched, as indicated at 18, whereas the lower edges thereof, may befolded hack-upon themselves for the purpose of enclosing or fasteningthe lowermost end of the lining 19. The coverings 15 and 16, togetherwith a pocket covering 17, and its associated lining 19, are nowsecurely held together in their assembled position by means of themarginal stitches 20. The upper ends of the coverings 15 and 16, it willbe appreciated, may be secured together by means of stitching 21.

It may be here stated that the lining 19, may be formed of acomparatively thin rubber sheeting or any other material impervious tomoisture and may be readily movable from its full line position totheposition shown in dotted lines, for reasons which will be hereinafterdescribed. When the bandage is employed with the pockets 12, on theouter side thereof, as shown in Figure 1, I have found it desirable toform the upper edges of the covering 1'1, in a straight line rather thanhave them conform to the rounded ends 11, for the purpose of readilypermitting the insertion or removal of the ice packs or medicaments intoand from the pockets without discomfort to the patient, and at the sametime presenting a greater area of local contacting surface. Obviouslywhen the bandage is worn in this manner, a poultice, particles of ice orother wet dressings may be quickly renewed without removing the bandagefrom the patients neck, thereby maintaining the same desired temperatureand avoiding any possible shocks to the patient which would result withthe removal of the bandage. In an application of this kind the lining19, should be adjacent the pocket covering 17, to prevent the saturationof the outer side thereof. It may be here stated that I may find itconvenient to rubberine or waterproof both the covering 16, ad- Jacentthe pocket 12, and its respective pocket coverinz 17.

The fastening means indicated generally as at 13, may consist of a pairof edges or ribbons suitably stitched at each end of the bandage 10, forthe purpose of providing an adjustable and highly satisfactory fasteningmeans.

In the embodiment of my invention shown in Figures 4 and 5, I employ asingle piece of flannel covering 22, which isadapted to be folded at 23,one side extended upwardly along the filler material 14, and passeddownwardly along its front face thereof, to.which it may be secured bymeans of stitching 24. The opposite or front side is extended upwardly,as shown at 25, to provide the covering for the pocket 12. As clearlyshown in Figure 4 of the accompanying drawing, the lower edge of thelining 19, may be interposed between the lower return edges of thiscovering and securely held in place by means of the stitching 26. Theupper edge or straight portion of the pocket covering is indicated as at2'7, whereas the downwardly extending flap or shield in back of thiscovering is shown as at 28. In other respects this embodiment of myinvention is substantially similar to the one just described.

I have found the somewhat difierent embodiment of my invention, which isillustrated in Figure 6, especially desirable in the treatment of theears. In this instance I may employ a single upwardly extending portion11, arrange the front wall 30, of the pocket 12, of theisame substantialshape as its mating rear wall 31, and provide them with snap members 32,or other fastening devices for permitting their ready separation andinstant attaching as desired. I have also found it desirable, in thisembodiment of my invention, to increase the length of the pocket 12,that is to say, the extreme ends 33 and 34, would be equi-distant fromthe center thereof. As previously described, the marginal stitching inaddition to securing the several layers of the bandage in theirassembled position, will provide the outer dimensions of the pocket 12.

This embodiment of my invention will be found highly advantageous foruse in connection with warm or hot packs, where it is desired to employany of the various heated compounds for effecting the desired result.

The invention is not intended to be necessarily restricted to theparticular constructions and arrangements of parts, nor the particularapplications of such constructions, herein shown and described, as thesame may be modified in various particulars or be applied in many variedrelations without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention,practical embodiments herein illustrated and described attempting merelyto show some of the various forms and modifications in which theinvention might be embodied.

What I claim is:

A bandage comprising a body portion of sheet material folded upon itselfand stitched to form spaced medicament carrying pockets, one side wallthereof being supported by a flexible stiffener and having ears adjacentthe pocket portions extended above the upper edge of said pockets toengage adjacent parts of the member being treated to prevent shifting ordisplacement of the bandage, and means for securing said bandage inapplied position.

LILY M. ROSENBLUM.

